Trivia: Oliver Reed almost died when he was stabbed in the throat during filming of a swordfight scene.
The Three Musketeers (1973)
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Directed by: Richard Lester
Starring: Christopher Lee, Charlton Heston, Faye Dunaway, Michael York, Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain, Raquel Welch
Continuity mistake: When D'artagnan follows the Landlord's Wife after their liason, and finds her in the street with the Duke of Buckingham, he drops to his knees to apologise for his rudeness, and we hear a splash to indicate he has just kneeled in a sizeable puddle. When the shot changes, he is still kneeling, and he is not kneeling in a puddle at all.
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Answer: Red is the "color" of the holy church; purple is the "color" of royalty. Richelieu aspired to royalty, not piety.